Stay in your darkness
until dawn.
You will or will not
survive the night.
No one cares
enough that their caring
makes the difference
this time.
Be tough
or weak
or whatever.
Be yourself.
Live your life.
With all the bitterness
all the sorrow
all the hurt.
Dust to dust,
dirt to dirt.
Dawn brings a new day,
and you will still be you
under the same sun
in this new day.
Copyright 2024 Todd Mertz